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A child with a mild traumatic brain injury is being sedated with a mild sedative so that pain and anxiety are minimized. Which action should the nurse do first?
 
  1. Place a continuous pulse oximetry monitor on the child.
  2. Place the child in a room away from the nurse's station.
  3. Allow for several visitors to remain at the child's bedside.
  4. Use soft restraints if the child becomes confused.
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Rationale:
1. When a child is sedated, respiratory status should be monitored with a pulse oximetry machine.
2. When a child is sedated, respiratory status should be monitored with a pulse oximetry machine. The child should be close to the nurse's station so that frequent monitoring can be done.
3. Several visitors at the bedside would increase the child's anxiety.
4. Soft restraints could increase agitation.
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